Many people often think that by taking Advanced Placement (AP) classes that they might get ahead in college, get credit, or may look better to colleges. Often times, that is not the case. AP courses ...

Students like that taking AP courses saves them money and lets them earn college credit in high school. Hamasa Mashal is a junior at Turlock High School. This year, she is taking five AP classes: ...

The College Board is adding two new AP courses to its 70-year-old program. The goal is to respond to a changing industry, job market demand, as well as ways to best prepare students whether or not ...

It is no secret that college admissions have only become more and more competitive over the last 50 years. The number of students applying to college has increased, while the number of spots at ...

The College Board over the last few years has bet on two new courses to boost participation of underrepresented students in the Advanced Placement program: AP African American Studies and AP ...

Dual enrollment and Advanced Placement courses can help high school students prepare for college. Dual enrollment allows students to earn college credits while in high school, potentially saving money ...

Researchers found that students who combined Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses with dual-enrollment ...

At Barnsdall High School in northeastern Oklahoma, teacher James Cole prompts his Advanced Placement English students to write an opinion essay about the recent presidential election and what ...

Despite fears over the future of a popular online platform that provides dozens of Oklahoma school districts with Advanced Placement classes, its long-term funding is not in danger, the chair of the ...

Every May, millions of high school students charge up their graphing calculators, crank out practice essays, and brush up on topics like participatory democracy and kinematics in preparation for ...